John Gibb

Better dental care ideas for Pasifika youngsters

Better dental care ideas for Pasifika youngsters

An innovative University of Otago study suggests that Pasifika youngsters have good ideas on how to overcome the serious inequalities in dental care that affect them.

Trees play along as golden weather continues

A statue of the Rev Dr Donald Stuart is surrounded by autumnal colours in Dunedin yesterday....

Trees play along as golden weather continues

Dunedin is turning into a kaleidoscope of colour as autumn takes hold.

Otago health researchers get major grant

Otago health researchers get major grant

Dunedin global health researchers have gained a $450,000 grant, as part of collaborative efforts to tackle tuberculosis in Indonesia.

Device developed in Dunedin could revolutionise internet

Dr Harald Schwefel, of the University of Otago physics department and Dodd-Walls Centre, with a...

Device developed in Dunedin could revolutionise internet

Dunedin researchers have developed a new device that harnesses the power of crystals to speed up the internet, outperforming two of the world's most prestigious universities.

Otago Uni research could change the internet with crystals

Dr Madhuri Kumari.(left) and Dr Harald Schwefel. Photo: Supplied

Otago Uni research could change the internet with crystals

Researchers at the University of Otago have harnessed the power of crystals in creating a "really cool energy saving device'' which can replace a "whole rack'' of power-hungry lasers and revolutionise future internet communication.

Oral cancer discovery made

Oral cancer discovery made

Dunedin scientists have helped discover oral cancer biomarkers which could eventually save thousands of lives.

Digital society, collective action examined

Prof Jeremy Pitt, at the University of Otago Business School. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Digital society, collective action examined

Growing frustration by governments over some of the activities of giant social media companies have resulted in huge fines and threats to jail chief executives, a computer scientist says.

Non-home owners face poorer retirements

Non-home owners face poorer retirements

New Zealand is ''staring down the barrel'' of future generations of non-home owners failing to achieve acceptable standards of living when they retire, Dr Helen Roberts warns.

Graduating way to confidence for employees

After earlier assembling plenty of pens, Cargill Enterprises worker Deborah Rielly finished...

Graduating way to confidence for employees

Graduating yesterday after completing an adult literacy and numeracy course was not only a success for student Deborah Rielly but also for her employer, Cargill Enterprises.

Scepticism mixed with humour in address

Writer Michael Shermer makes a point while talking to about 70 people at the University of Otago...

Scepticism mixed with humour in address

A Dunedin audience has been treated to a healthy dose of scepticism.

Sand mandala lesson in impermanence

Tibetan Buddhist religious teachers Geshe Lobsang Dhonyoe, of Dunedin (right), and Geshe Nyima...

Sand mandala lesson in impermanence

A beautiful, coloured sand mandala which had taken three weeks of painstaking work to make was dissolved in a public ceremony at the Dunedin Public Library yesterday.

First image of black hole captured by EH telescope

The Submillimetre Array, part of the Event Horizon Telescope network on the summit of Mauna Kea,...

First image of black hole captured by EH telescope

Capturing the first image of a black hole is "an amazing discovery", which also highlights New Zealand's strong contribution to global science, a Dunedin astronomer says.

Toitu roof repairs set to cost $500,000

A ''Dunedin Sound'' Evening will be held at the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum. Photo: ODT

Toitu roof repairs set to cost $500,000

More than $500,000 will soon be spent repairing sections of the roof of the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, mainly in older parts.

Archives to leave basement

Dunedin City Council digital archivist Alison Breese, under overhead stormwater pipes, below the...

Archives to leave basement

Some sensitive public archives will be moved away from overhead sewage and water pipes in the Dunedin Civic Centre basement, after several approaches from the Archives and Records Association.

Hope black hole image inspires young Kiwis into science

Capturing the first image of a black hole is "an amazing discovery'', which a Dunedin astronomer hopes will inspire young Kiwis to pursue careers in science.

Night at the museum

Night at the museum

Tracey Flintoff, of Dunedin, tries pumpkin puree served on a rice puff with "nutty soil" and lemongrass mint sauce during a three-hour "After Dark" event at the Otago Museum last night.

News prison 'tie down' practice to end welcomed

News prison 'tie down' practice to end welcomed

Public health physician Julia Carr yesterday criticised as "barbaric" and "inhumane" the practice of "tying down" prisoners to protect them from self-harm or suicide.

Family flee to neighbours as fire takes hold

Fire crews at the scene of the blaze in Invercargill. Photo: Giordano Stolley

Family flee to neighbours as fire takes hold

A family sought refuge with neighbours as a "pretty bad" fire took hold of their house in Invercargill this evening.

Fighting prejudice on social media difficult: academic

Fighting prejudice on social media difficult: academic

The problem of countering religious and racial prejudice on social media is much tougher than simply banning ''extreme hate groups'' from Facebook, Associate Prof Colin Gavaghan says.

Parasitic worm specimens given to museum

Dunedin researchers Bronwen Presswell (left) and Jerusha Bennett hold parasite specimens, at the...

Parasitic worm specimens given to museum

Researchers have donated several hundred parasitic worm specimens to the Otago Museum, many of them from the Dunedin Wildlife Hospital.

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